Near as I can tell there is no guide for Best coral placement in our tanks.
Aaaaaah, yeah there is..... if you Google your coral and research at what DEPTH do they thrive at in the wild. That will tell you the amount of light and flow they grow in nature.
Shallow depths generally mean high light, high flow. The farther you go down in depth the lower the PAR, the lower the flow
So knowing the corals natural DEPTH IS EVERYTHING
Generally speaking, veeeery generally
Sps = high PAR light, high flow. Exception would be plating montipora which need lower light. Your Google search will tell you that montipora thrive in deeper depths
Lps = depends on coral species but generally moderate PAR light, moderate flow
Zoas, palys, anemones, mushrooms, softies, anything with soft tissue and NO hard coral skeleton = low PAR light, low flow
Then there are clams which are weird little dudes = high PAR light, low flow
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